【词组解析】

1. drop by / in 顺路拜访

（1）I'll drop by on my way home if I have time.

      有空的话回家途中我会顺便来看你。

（2）Do drop in if you happen to be passing!

      如果你碰巧经过时进来坐坐。

2. due to 欠下债[账]；应给予；由于；定于

（1）The boss gave him the push due to his careless work.

       由于他工作不细心,老板解雇了他。

（2）I received nothing except what was due to me.

      除了我应得的东西,我并未接受任何东西。

3. each other 互相

（1）The two pictures are made to lap over each other.

      两幅照片是搭接在一起的。

（2）The wrestlers try to seize hold of each other.

      摔跤选手力图抓住对方。

4. easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难

（1）But to build a clean car is easier said than done.

      但制造绿色环保汽车要比说难得多。

（2）This is easier said than done in white light but it's well worth trying.

      在白光下,做起来要比上面所说的难一些,但仍值得试试。

5. east of 在...东面

（1）To the east of our school, there's a naked hillside.

      我们学校东边有片光秃秃的山坡。

（2）China lies on the east of the Pacific.

      中国位于太平洋东部。

【练习】

英译中：

（1）I'll drop in on you when I have time.

（2）You have not given what is due to me.

（3）They started an attack against each other with sharp words.

（4）We talk about reducing our costs, but it's easier said than done.

（5）New York is east of Washington.